A cash reward for information that leads to the identification of the infamous 'cheesewire killer' has been increased to £25,000 after a generous donation from an Aberdeen taxi firm. Driver George ‘Dod’ Murdoch was brutally murdered with the makeshift weapon after telling the control room he was going to pick up a fare in Culter at around 8.35pm on September 29, 1983.
Tragically, the 58-year-old taxi man never made it to his destination with his body found next to his vehicle around two miles into his journey. Two cyclists saw him being attacked and raised the alarm but he could not be saved by police officers who found him near the Deeside Railway Line a short time later.
A Crimewatch appeal previously set a reward amount at £20,000 for information which could finally bring justice for his family with a fresh TV appeal made back in March 2022. Now Russell McLeod, managing director of Rainbow City Taxis, which now owns the firm that George worked for, has offered the company’s support.
